1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election

1969 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
← 1967 5 February 1969 1974 →
All 425 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
213 seats needed for a majority
Registered44,812,431
Turnout54.06%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Chandra Bhanu Gupta Charan Singh
Party INC BKD ABJS
Leader's seat Ranikhet Chhaprauli
Last election 199 New 98
Seats won 211 98 49
Seat change Increase 12 New Decrease 49
Popular vote 6,912,104 4,989,116 4,200,175
Percentage 33.69% 21.29 17.93%
Swing Increase 1.49% New Decrease3.74%
Chief Minister before election

President's Rule[1]

 Elected Chief Minister

Chandra Bhanu Gupta
INC

Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly were held in February 1969, to elect members of the 425 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, India. The Indian National Congress won the most seats as well as the popular vote, and Chandra Bhanu Gupta was appointed the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.[2][3]

The state had been under President's Rule since February 1968.[1] After the passing of The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961, the constituencies were set to the ones used in this election.[4] In this election Bharatiya Kranti Dal led by Charan Singh contested for the first time and won 98 Seats.

  1. ^ a b "President's rule in Uttar Pradesh". Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Chief Ministers". Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ Shyamlal Yadav (11 January 2022). "Explained: Politics of Uttar Pradesh, over the years". Indian Express. Retrieved 17 January 2022. After a year of President's Rule, the Congress returned to power in 1969, and Chandra Bhanu Gupta was back as CM.
  4. ^ "The Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961". Election Commission of India. 7 December 1961. Retrieved 13 October 2021.